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Table 1. Contaminant Levels in Sycamore Creek Water During the August 1999 Tire Fire

Chemical

Range of Concentrations Detected (ug/l)

Ohio Human Health Criteria (ug/l)

Acenaphthylene

ND - 5200

1800

Acetophenone

ND - 630

Aniline

ND - 690

Anthracene

ND - 3700

630

Benzene

ND - 99

310

Benzo (a) pyrene

ND - 1000

Benzo (b) fluoranthene

ND - 820

Benzo (g,h,i) perylene

ND - 460

Benzo (k) fluoranthane

ND - 760

Bis (2-ethylhexyl)pthalate

ND - 380

2-Butanone

ND - 306

Cyanide

ND - 2440

48000

Chrysene

ND - 2300

Diethylphthalate

ND - 490

2,4 Dimethylphenol

ND - 740

8700

Manganese

ND - 3420

61000

Phenol

ND - 5200

2400

Pyrene

ND - 1100

15

Naphthalene

ND - 10000

1200

Strontium

ND - 4960

1400000

Toluene

ND - 48

51000

Zinc

ND - 3050

35000

Ohio Human Health Criteria are found in the Lake Erie Basin Aquatic
Life and Human Health Tier I Criteria
Tier II Values and Screening Values contained and developed persuant to Chapters
3745-1 and 3745-2 of the Ohio Administrative Code. Exposure is based upon ingestion
of fish and incidental ingestion of surface water during recreational activities.
* Other chemicals were detected in the surface water. This table focuses on
the chemicals of most concern at the site.
** Complete list of sampling results can be found at EPA's Integrated Assessment
Report, 2000.*** Subsequent sampling shows contaminant levels in the creek have been reduced
to below levels of concern